Robertson County Fair Assoc. Barbeque Throwdown (COMPETITORS SERIES)
2023-06-09 – 2023-06-10 · Springfield, TN · 📍 4635 HWY 41 N
Reps: JANET APPLETON, SAM APPLETON · Prize money: $3,350.00
Grand Champion: Pig Destroyer (698.2172) · 30 teams
Reserve Champion: 🥈 Smoke A Fatty BBQ
Entries
30
3 judged meats · 1 ancillary
Top score
698.2172
Winning margin
0.5368
GC over RC
Field average
664.62
median 662.16
Perfect 180s
0
Tightest race
Chicken
2.3088 pts across the top 5
Top-10 cutoff
679.8740
10th place overall
Field spread
91.9656
winner to last place
Prize money
$3,350.00
on the line
Double threats
3
teams with 2+ top-5 calls
How hot was the win?
Top 26%
beats 74% of 58 Competitor Series wins in the data
Traveled in
3%
of the 30 teams with a home region came from outside TN
Form held
Moderate
ρ = -0.43 between pre-contest rating and finish
Field strength
1509
avg power rating going in · stronger than 14% of contests
Storylines
👑 A dynasty in the making
Big James Kitchen has won this contest 2 times across its 4 tracked editions.
🪒 A razor-thin finish
The Grand Championship was decided by 0.5368 points — closer than 92% of every championship in the data.
📸 Photo finishes
Chicken places 5–6: Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack and High on the Hawg tied on 174.2628 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 1–2: B.G.Q. and M-1 Smokin' Guns tied on 177.7028 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker. Pork Ribs places 7–8: Small Batch BBQ and Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack tied on 170.8228 — settled by the KCBS tiebreaker.
Score curves (score by finishing position — steep cliffs mean a spread field, flat lines a knife fight)
Category showdown (top / average / median score per meat)
Score distribution
Biggest rating movers (power-rating points won and lost at this contest)
Did form hold? (pre-contest rating vs overall finish — ratings called it if the dots climb to the right)
Where the field came from (home regions on file)
This contest over the years full contest page →
| Date | Where | Venue | Teams | High score | Grand Champion | Reserve Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-09 ← this one | Springfield, TN | 4635 HWY 41 N | 30 | 698.2172 | Pig Destroyer | — |
| 2024-06-07 | Springfield, TN | 4635 HWY 41 N | 33 | 531.9656 | Hogs B Hatin' | — |
| 2025-06-13 | Springfield, TN | 4635 US-41 | 36 | 535.4172 | Big James Kitchen | — |
| 2026-06-12 | Springfield, TN | 4635 US-41 | 32 | 535.4288 | Big James Kitchen | — |
What a call cost (the score it took to finish 1st, 5th and 10th)
| Category | 1st | 5th | 10th |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken | 176.5716 | 174.2628 | 171.4172 |
| Pork Ribs | 177.7028 | 173.1200 | 169.6800 |
| Pork | 178.8572 | 173.1084 | 167.9656 |
Official results on kcbs.us ↗
Competitor Series
Overall
30 entries · top 698.2172 · median 662.1600
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 2 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 3 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 4 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 5 | B.G.Q. | |
| 6 | High on the Hawg | |
| 7 | A&R Q | |
| 8 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 9 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 10 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 11 | Serious Hog | |
| 12 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 13 | Big G BBQ | |
| 14 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 15 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 16 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 17 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Holy Smoke | |
| 19 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 20 | RT Que | |
| 21 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 22 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 23 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon | |
| 24 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 25 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 26 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 27 | The Blazers | |
| 28 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 29 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 30 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats |
Chicken
30 entries · top 176.5716 · median 167.9942
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 2 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 3 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 4 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 5 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 6 | High on the Hawg | |
| 7 | RT Que | |
| 8 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 9 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 10 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 11 | Big G BBQ | |
| 12 | A&R Q | |
| 13 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 14 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 15 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 16 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 17 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 18 | B.G.Q. | |
| 19 | Serious Hog | |
| 20 | Holy Smoke | |
| 21 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 22 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats | |
| 23 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 24 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 25 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon | |
| 26 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 27 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 28 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 29 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 30 | The Blazers |
Pork Ribs
30 entries · top 177.7028 · median 166.2628
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.G.Q. | |
| 2 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 3 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 4 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 5 | High on the Hawg | |
| 6 | A&R Q | |
| 7 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 8 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 9 | Big G BBQ | |
| 10 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 11 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 12 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 13 | Serious Hog | |
| 14 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 15 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 16 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 17 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 18 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 19 | The Blazers | |
| 20 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 21 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 22 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 23 | RT Que | |
| 24 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon | |
| 25 | Holy Smoke | |
| 26 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 27 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 28 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 29 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 30 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats |
Pork
30 entries · top 178.8572 · median 166.2572
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | High on the Hawg | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 4 | A&R Q | |
| 5 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 6 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 7 | Big G BBQ | |
| 8 | B.G.Q. | |
| 9 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 10 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 11 | Serious Hog | |
| 12 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 13 | The Blazers | |
| 14 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats | |
| 15 | RT Que | |
| 16 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 17 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 18 | Holy Smoke | |
| 19 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 20 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 21 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 22 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 23 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 24 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 25 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 26 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 27 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 28 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 29 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 30 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon |
Ancillary categories
Run by the organizers alongside the sanctioned contest. These are judged on their own terms and do not count toward the overall score, so they're kept out of the meat stats above.
Competitor Series — Anything Butt
30 entries · top 180.0000 · median 169.7086 · 🔥 perfect 180
| # | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hogs B' Hatin | |
| 2 | Pig Destroyer | |
| 3 | B.G.Q. | |
| 4 | Serious Hog | |
| 5 | The Big B Barbeque Company | |
| 6 | Smoke A Fatty BBQ | |
| 7 | KBBS Kentucky Bourbon | |
| 8 | The BBQ Asylum | |
| 9 | Smokin in the Country | |
| 10 | Holy Smoke | |
| 11 | Big Alz BBQ | |
| 12 | Small Batch BBQ | |
| 13 | BOARder Line BBQ | |
| 14 | VanBand BBQ | |
| 15 | Daddy-Jacks BBQ | |
| 16 | A&R Q | |
| 17 | Smokin Pimp | |
| 18 | DC's Backyard Smokers | |
| 19 | Killer %22B%22 Backyard BBQ | |
| 20 | Smokin' Hot Guys BBQ | |
| 21 | Smack Yo Meat BBQ | |
| 22 | High on the Hawg | |
| 23 | M-1 Smokin' Guns | |
| 24 | The Blazers | |
| 25 | Big G BBQ | |
| 26 | Buckshot Malone's Pig Shack | |
| 27 | Wild Wills Smokin Q | |
| 28 | RT Que | |
| 29 | Dad and Daughter | |
| 30 | Barren Plains Smokin' Meats |